By Eliana Johnson October 19, 2012 10:20 A.M. Add it to the annals of stimulus waste. A local Michigan television station reports that workers at LG Chem, a lithium-ion battery plant that received over $150 million stimulus dollars, have so… Read More ›
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U.S. team to help defuse isle dispute
Kyodo WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will send a group of former national security officials to Japan and China next week to encourage Tokyo and Beijing to mend diplomatic ties frayed by a territorial dispute, sources said. The U.S. team,… Read More ›
New reports emerge of U.S. Secret Service agents hiring foreign prostitutes while investigation finds ‘culture of acceptance’ toward paid sex
By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED:23:00 EST, 19 October 2012| UPDATED:12:28 EST, 20 October 2012 Claim: Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testified before Congress in May that prostitute solicitation is not a widespread problem within the agency An investigation into… Read More ›
Drones were circling above U.S. consulate during Libya attack but officials decided NOT to mount a rescue mission
U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens repeatedly pleaded with the State Department for additional security personnel Republicans say the Obama administration denied the request for political reasons The White House says it had no role in procuring security detail for Stevens By… Read More ›
Europeans (U.N.) to monitor US Elections
Saturday, 20 October 2012 United Nations-affiliated election monitors from Europe and central Asia will be at polling places around the U.S. looking for voter suppression activities by conservative groups, a concern raised by civil rights groups during a meeting this… Read More ›
CIA knew deadly assault on US consulate was a terror attack just 24 hours later (so why did White House officials maintain it was a violent protest for a week?)
Saturday, Oct 20 2012 The revelation is surprising as the Obama administration maintained publicly for a week that the attack was a result of the mobs It is unclear who, if anyone, saw the cable outside the CIA at that… Read More ›
Issa’s Benghazi document dump exposes several Libyans working with the U.S.
Posted By Josh Rogin Friday, October 19, 2012 – 7:58 PM House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) compromised the identities of several Libyans working with the U.S. government and placed their lives in danger when he released reams of… Read More ›
Mitt was correct to attack Obama over Libya killings after siding with President . . . as cameras catch Michelle breaking rules by clapping husband
Moderator said Romney was incorrect to question whether the President called the killing of the U.S. ambassador in Benghazi an ‘act of terror’ Crowley claimed she waded in over Libya to ‘bring clarity’ to debate Later backtracked and admitted Romney… Read More ›
Japan to overtake China as top US lender: Report
China held about $1.154 trillion of US debt as of August 2012, while Japan held about $1.122 trillion. Lizzy TomeiOctober 16, 2012 19:03 Japan is set to overtake China as the United States’ top creditor, Bloomberg News reported. “China… Read More ›
Obama and Romney agree to cowardly debates: Moderator and audience will be censored
Published: 16 October, 2012, 20:02 Edited: 16 October, 2012, 20:50 US President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney will face off for the second of three debates on Tuesday, but viewers awaiting the show-down shouldn’t expect anything out of… Read More ›
If FP ( foreign-policy ) nerds were ‘the public’: 15 questions for a more interesting debate
Posted By Joshua Keating Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – 11:37 AM Tonight’s presidential debate will be conducted in Town Hall format. Every election, we’re promised that this will make the event more “unpredictable,” but in reality, it means we’re likely to… Read More ›
David Axelrod blames State Department for security issues at Benghazi consulate
Posted By Gregg Re On 4:57 PM 10/14/2012 @ 4:57 PM In DC Exclusives,DC Exclusives – Blurb,Politics,World,Yahoo! Linkbox | President Barack Obama’s chief re-election campaign strategist David Axelrod told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace that the State Department —… Read More ›
SOPA the computer virus terrorizes file-sharers
Published: 12 October, 2012, 20:37 SOPA is back – now as a computer virus Security experts are cautioning computer users that they could be targeted by a malicious SOPA “ransomware” virus that rekindles the witch-hunt targeting information sharing introduced… Read More ›
Anonymous vows revenge after WikiLeaks launches ‘filthy’ paywall
By Stephen C. Webster Friday, October 12, 2012 10:13 EDT Topics: Anonymous ♦ julian assange ♦ Wikileaks Nameless hackers with the online protest movement “Anonymous” have turned on longtime ally WikiLeaks for deploying a paywall on its website that blocks… Read More ›
Russia not renewing weapons agreement with US
Thursday, 11 October 2012 Russia will not renew a decades-old agreement with Washington on dismantling nuclear and chemical weapons when it expires next year, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Wednesday. The death of the 1991… Read More ›
Brutal ad hits White House on Libya timeline contradictions [VIDEO]
It has been a month since an attack in Libya took the lives of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, and the Obama administration is still revising its story. A video from the Heritage Foundation documents the evolution of… Read More ›
Study suggests salt might be ‘nature’s antidepressant’
Contact: Nicole Riehl nicole-riehl@uiowa.edu 319-384-0070 University of Iowa Most people consume far too much salt, and a University of Iowa researcher has discovered one potential reason we crave it: it might put us in a better mood. UI psychologist Kim… Read More ›
ABC News scrambles to downplay Obama’s attendance at VP debate moderator’s wedding: Obama appointed her husband as head of the FCC
Posted By Josh Peterson On 12:10 AM 10/10/2012 @ 12:10 AM In DC Exclusives,DC Exclusives – Original Reporting,Elections,Politics | No Comments President Barack Obama was a guest at the 1991 wedding of ABC senior foreign correspondent and vice presidential debate… Read More ›
U.S. officer got no reply to requests for more security in Benghazi
Tue, Oct 9 2012 By Susan Cornwell and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. security officer twice asked his State Department superiors for more security agents for the American mission in Benghazi months before an attack that killed the… Read More ›
US researchers find traces of toxic mercury in high-fructose corn syrup
2009 report posted for filing • Mercury linked to learning disabilities and heart disease • Study published in peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health A swig of soda or bite of a candy bar might be sweet, but a new… Read More ›
Obama campaign ‘may have violated federal election law by allowing foreign donors to funnel in cash via its website’: 68 percent foreign traffic (site was was bought by an Obama bundler in Shanghai, China)
By Toby Harnden In Washington PUBLISHED:17:00 EST, 8 October 2012| UPDATED:17:29 EST, 8 October 2012 A new report on foreign influences in American elections by the conservative Government Accountability Institute (GAI) has raised questions over whether the Obama campaign has… Read More ›
Obama administration officials say there’s no point crafting detailed sequestration plans
Prepare for the Worst Oct. 7, 2012 – 04:14PM | By THE DEFENSE NEWS STAFF Obama administration officials say there’s no point crafting detailed sequestration plans, given it’s a crisis created by Congress that might never happen. But Pentagon… Read More ›
Senators Accuse Obama of ‘Bribing’ Defense Firms
Oct. 2, 2012 – 01:59PM | By JOHN T. BENNETT Republican lawmakers are accusing the Obama administration of “bribing” defense firms in order to avoid massive layoff notices before the election. The White House on Sept. 28 issued guidance… Read More ›
Romney’s strong debate showing puts Europe on edge
By Luke BakerPosted 2012/10/04 at 11:08 am EDT BRUSSELS, Oct. 4, 2012 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama’s lackluster performance in the first U.S. election debate provoked uneasiness in European capitals on Thursday, where hopes are mostly, if unofficially, pinned on… Read More ›
Obama Instructs Defense Contracters to Violate the (WARN) Act and the Federal Gov’t will pay the Legal Bills for their defense
Senators Accuse Obama of ‘Bribing’ Defense Firms Oct. 2, 2012 – 01:59PM | By JOHN T. BENNETT | Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., is among GOP lawmakers accusing the White House of playing politics in order to get defense firms… Read More ›
Obama waives sanctions on countries that use child soldiers
Posted By Josh Rogin Monday, October 1, 2012 – 1:48 PM U.S. President Barack Obama issued a new executive order last week to fight human trafficking, touting his administration’s handling of the issue. “When a little boy is kidnapped, turned… Read More ›
Almost 2,400 Millionaires Pocketed Unemployment Benefits
By Frank Bass – Oct 2, 2012 Almost 2,400 people who received unemployment insurance in 2009 lived in households with annual incomes of $1 million or more, according to the Congressional Research Service. The report was released after about… Read More ›
Chinese hackers break in to White House military office network in charge of the president’s nuclear football
White House Hack Attack AP BY: Bill Gertz September 30, 2012 8:33 pm Hackers linked to China’s government broke into one of the U.S. government’s most sensitive computer networks, breaching a system used by the White House Military Office for… Read More ›
Chinese hackers had infiltrated a secure national security network used to control nuclear codes
WH: attempted hacking ‘not infrequent By GLENN THRUSH| 10/1/12 6:53 PM EDT White House Press Secretary Jay Carney downplayed a report that Chinese hackers had infiltrated a secure national security network used to control nuclear codes, saying the perpetrators breached… Read More ›
Perot: Fiscal Nightmare means US can be taken over
Perot: Fiscal Nightmare means US can be taken over Monday, 01 October 2012 Ross Perot, the billionaire who shook up the 1992 presidential campaign, has largely remained silent since his emergence on the nation’s political stage nearly two decades ago… Read More ›
Now even Democrats demand that Barack Obama comes clean over al-Qaeda and Middle East attacks
By Toby Harnden In Washington PUBLISHED:14:39 EST, 28 September 2012| UPDATED:17:03 EST, 28 September 2012 Democrats, including Senator John Kerry, a possible Secretary of State if Barack Obama wins a second term, have joined Republicans in demanding answers as to… Read More ›
U.S. intelligence now says Benghazi attack “deliberate and organized”
6:25pm EDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. intelligence authority issued an unusual public statement on Friday declaring it now believed the September 11 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, was a “deliberate and organized… Read More ›
Obamas outspent UK Royal Family by $1.35 Billion last year
Thursday, 27 September 2012 Taxpayers spent $1.4 billion dollars on everything from staffing, housing, flying and entertaining President Obama and his family last year, according to the author of a new book on taxpayer-funded presidential perks. In comparison, British taxpayers… Read More ›
Science warns that your voting choices may be completely irrational
By David Ferguson Wednesday, September 26, 2012 13:47 EDT Topics: Leonard Mlodinow ♦ Scientific American Are you voting for the more attractive candidate to represent your district in Congress? Are you backing Barack Obama for president because you prefer the… Read More ›
Citizens United ruling accounts for 78 percent of 2012 election spending
By Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian Monday, September 24, 2012 19:54 EDT Topics: citizens united ♦ super PACs ♦ the Sunlight Foundation Almost $465m of outside money has been spent on the US presidential election campaign so far, including $365m that… Read More ›
Obama should call China currency manipulator October 15
Posted 2012/09/24 at 6:46 pm EDT WASHINGTON, Sep. 24, 2012 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama’s administration should formally declare China a currency manipulator in a semi-annual Treasury Department report due to be released on October 15, a spokesman for Republican… Read More ›
Vietnam bloggers ‘anti-state propaganda’ trial open
By Agence France-Presse Monday, September 24, 2012 7:25 EDT Topics: Dieu Cay ♦ Nguyen Van Hai Hundreds of police surrounded a court in Vietnam on Monday for the opening of the trial of three bloggers, including one whose case has… Read More ›
Obama describes murder of U.S. ambassador to Libya and Mid East violence as ‘bumps in the road’
PUBLISHED:08:55 EST, 24 September 2012| UPDATED:09:59 EST, 24 September 2012 President Barack Obama referred to recent events in the Middle East, including violent attacks on embassies and the terrorist murder of a US ambassador and three other Americans, as ‘bumps… Read More ›
Obama’s Shaky Libya Narrative: Libyan Politician may have asked Libyan security to stand down for a pending attack
by Eli Lake Sep 21, 2012 4:45 AM EDT Sources say the attack on the Libyan ambassador was pre-meditated, with the possible collaboration of a Libyan politician. Eli Lake on the continuing collapse of the official U.S. line. Ten… Read More ›
Troika report on Greece may come after U.S. vote: Political Manipulation?
!!!Engineering Evil: Mixed reports are being issued in regards to the White House requesting the report being delayed until after November 6th. In any case, someone has intended to manipulate the timing of the report for private gain. !!! By… Read More ›
White House staffers ‘DID bring Colombian hookers back to hotel where president later stayed’
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:22:14 EST, 19 September 2012| UPDATED:22:15 EST, 19 September 2012 A new report is likely to reveal that White House staffers were involved in the Colombian prostitution scandal, with two members of the president’s advance team… Read More ›
Psychological Science in the Public Interest claims those that question popular belief lack cognitive effort: Recommends “debiasing” Campaigns
Engineering Evil: A very entertaining article in the venue of double speak. To question scientific conformity is to be in question yourself. 😉 PRESS RELEASE September 19, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Anna Mikulak Association for Psychological Science 202.293.9300 amikulak@psychologicalscience.org Misinformation: Psychological… Read More ›
California set to approve drivers licenses for deferred-deportation participants
By Arturo Garcia Tuesday, September 18, 2012 14:05 EDT Topics: California ♦ driver’s license ♦ President Barack Obama Nearly half a million young undocumented immigrants in California could soon be eligible for a drivers license as part of their participation… Read More ›
Court restores Obama’s indefinite detention power
By Stephen C. Webster Tuesday, September 18, 2012 14:15 EDT Topics: indefinite detention ♦ Obama ♦ President Barack Obama A federal appeals court has temporarily frozen a lower court’s order that blocked the Obama administration from arresting and imprisoning American… Read More ›
Obama considers executive order in wake of Cybersecurity Act failure
By Eric W. Dolan Monday, September 17, 2012 20:16 EDT Topics: executive order ♦ Homeland Security and Counterterrorism ♦ President Barack Obama The Obama administration is considering issuing an executive order to achieve some of the aims of the Cybersecurity… Read More ›
Libyan president contradicts U.S.: ‘No doubt’ embassy attack was preplanned
By Stephen C. Webster Monday, September 17, 2012 9:24 EDT The president of Libya said this weekend that the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi was carefully planned for months, contradicting a U.S. official’s assurance that there… Read More ›
Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike
An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme. The Strait of Hormuz is only 21 miles wide at… Read More ›
Obama attorneys ask court to restore indefinite detention power
By Stephen C. Webster Friday, September 14, 2012 16:09 EDT Topics: Katherine Forrest ♦ Obama ♦ President Barack Obama Less than 24 hours after a judge blocked a law that gives the government the power to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens… Read More ›
Safe house where Ambassador died had no Marine guard and his body was missing for five hours: Full scale of chaos surrounding Libyan killings revealed
Benghazi consulate was not protected by the contingent of Marines that usually safeguard embassies and instead was guarded by Libyan and State Department security officers Embassy was ‘an interim facility’ lacking bulletproof glass, reinforced doors or other features common to… Read More ›
$475 million of Fuel Gone: Investigators are probing reports of record-shredding by officials in the U.S.-led NATO command that trains the Afghan army
U.S. probes reported record-shredding of fuel buys for Afghan army By Susan Cornwell | Reuters – 17 hrs ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investigators are probing reports of record-shredding by officials in the U.S.-led NATO command that trains the Afghan army… Read More ›
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